Flange-oiler.



D. G. BLACK.

FLANGE oIILER. APPLICATION FILED DEC.2I. |914.

I I I a Patented Sept. 1915'.

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DANIEL e. BLACK, or nn'rnorr, MICHIGAN.

FLANGE-OILER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

' Application filed December 21, 19x14, Serial No. 878,243.

To all 'whom/t may concern:

Be it known that I, DANIEL G. BLACK,

citizen of the United States, residing at Detroit, county of Wayne,State of Michi` gan, have invented a certain new and useful Improvementin Flange-Oilers, and declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the same, such as will 'enable others skilled inthe art to which it pertains to make and use the same, reference' beinghad to the accompanying drawings, which tact of the wheel flange withthe track in g so rounding curves `may be overcome.

:aA further object isto provide means adapted to yield under thepressure of the lateral movement of the wheels of a locomotive or car inorder to avoid injuring or breaking the device. j

' A further object is 'to provide means for forcing outwardly theprojecting end of the lubricating wick as it wears away through vcontact with the wheel flange.

(')ther advantages and improvements hereafterv appear.

In the drawings accompanying'this specification: Figure 1, is a sideelevation of the device partly in section, a portion ofthe wick beingbroken away to show the conwill Astruction of the jointed supportingtubes gindcating in dotted lines the application of the end of the wickto the flange of theI wheel, a .fragment of the latter being shown.

'Fig. 2,is` afsifni ilar view of a modification in which lmeans :areprovided-to force the projecting end of the wick outwardly as it tllflange.

wears away through contact with the wheel Referring now tothe letters ofreference Aplaced upon the drawings: A'denotes a traction wheel, and Aits flange.. v

-B indicates a tubular member or pipe suitably supported by a bracket Bsecured' to the frame or'other convenient part of the locomotive, orcar.

.0, is -a relatively short section of tubing hinged at Cf to the lowerend of the pipe B.

D is a spring,-(one end of which engages alug c formed on .the tube C,the other end b eing -connected with a lug or collar 5,) carried by thepipe B serving as a-resilient sup port for the tube C, the latter beingdirected at an angle toward the rim of the wheel.

.F, is a wick respectively housed in the pipe B, and connecting tube Cits projecting end bearing against the flange of the wheel A.

C2 indicates a stud on the endy of the tube C, engaging the wick that itmay not be dragged out of the tube through contact with the wheel andfurther to insure the wick having a sufficiently long projecting end. Asuitable oil cup B2 or oil reservoir may be mounted upon the upper endof the pipe B, or the pipe may be of suitable length itself to receive asuicient volume of oil for lubricating purposes, in which event the endof the pipe is fitted with a closure cap.

B3 indicates a pipe union.

In the modification shown in Fig. 2;'G, is a thimble designed to receivethe end of the wick F. H, denotes a spring housed in the pipe B, itsupper end bearing against the screws h, h, projecting inwardly from thewall of the pipe; its lower end bearing against the thimbleG, tocrowdthe wick F,

'toward the flange ofthe wheel as the wick wears away. Gr is a screwabutment to limit the action of the spring.

Having indicated the several parts by reference letters, theconstruction and opera vtion of the device will be readily understood.

Oil is supplied to the pipe B,-either dilPatented'Sept. 7E', i915.

rectly or byV means of an oil cup or other suitableres'ervoir connectedwith the pipe;-

Iit passes down through vthe pipe and swinging tube, saturating thewick, the projecting 'end of which applies the lubricantl directly tothe flange of the wheel. It'l wvillgbe, obvious that any lateralmovementv of the wheel which may cause its flange to bear directlyagainst the swinging`tube will result in forcing the tube backward,thereby relieving any undue strain upon the feed lpipe which mightotherwise result in dainaging or breaking the device. Upon the returnofthe wheel to its normal position, the spring D, connected 1with theswinging tube for4 normally 'maintaining'the tube .at an C, will serveto maintain the projecting end of the wick in its proper relation to theflange of the Wheel. Having thus described my invention what I claimis.:` -1'v n' l. ln a device of the' character described, an oilconducting pipe, a swinging tube hinged to the pipe, a wick adapted toapply oil to the-flange of a wheel supported by the tube and projectingfrom the end` of the latter, vresilient means jfor normally maintainingthe tube atan angle to the pipe, and a spring adapted to .act upon thewick to force it gradually bevond lthe end of the tube as the wick wearsaway.

2. In a device of the character described, an oil conducting pipe, aswinging tube hinged to the pipe, a Wick adapted to apply oil to theflange of a wheel housed partially* in the pipe and in the tube,resilient means angle to the pipe, and a spring housed withv. in thepipe adapted to act upon the Vwick to force it gradually beyond the endof the tube as the wick wears away.

3. In a device of the character described,

an oil conductingy pipe, a swinging tube hinged to the pipe, a wickadapted to apply oil to the -iange of a wheel housed partially in thepipe and in the tube, resilient means for .normally maintaining the tubeat an angle to the pipe, a spring housed within the pipe adapted4 to'act upon the wick to force itA gradually beyond the end of the tube asthewick wears away, and means :for I limiting themovementofvthe wick.

4. `In a device of the; character described; anoil conducting y pipe,yaswinging, tuba hinged to the pipe, a wick adapted to apply' oil to theflange of a Wl'eel housed partially in the pipe and in the tube, athimble housed within the pipe to receive the end of 'the wick,resilient means for normally-maintain'- ing the tube at an angle to thepipe, a spring housed within -the pipe adapted to actl upon Y the wickto force it gradually beyond the end` of the tube as the Wick wearsaway, and means for limiting :the movement of the wick.

5. In adevice ofthe character described, an oil conducting pipe', aswinging Vtube hinged to the pipe, a studintegral with. the

lower end of the'tube to engage a wick, a' lwick adapted to apply oil tothe angeoi" l a wheel, and a spring engaging the pipe and the tube tonormally maintain the tube at an

